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HIV/AIDS Organisations
Ministry of Health
Contact person:		Tel:	+250 577 458
Location:	P.O. Box 84 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:	+250 576 853
		Email:	info@moh.gov.rw
			sgsante@rwanda1.com
What we do:

Training and Research AIDS Centre (TRAC)
Contact person:	Dr Anita Assimwe, director; Dr Vianney Nizeyimana, deputy director; Adeline Kabeja, epidemiology unit	Tel:	+250 578 472
Location:	P.O. Box 2717 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:	+250 570 411
		Email:	nitaa@tracrwanda.org nizeyimanav@tracrwanda.org
		Web:	www.tracrwanda.org.rw
What we do:	A program of Rwanda's Ministry of Health, and a partner in the MTCT-Plus Initiative which aims to reduce mother-to-child transmission of HIV.

National Commission against HIV/AIDS (CNLS)
Contact person:	Agnes Binagwaho	Tel:	+250 582 018
Location:		Fax:	+250 583 325
		Email:	cnls@rwanda1.com
		Web:
What we do:

Africare
Contact person:	Jean-Baptiste Ntakirutimana	Tel:	+250 577 484
Location:	B.P. 137 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:	+250 585 196
		Email:	africarerw@yahoo.com
		Web:
What we do:

Association of Support for People Living with HIV/AIDS (ANSP+)
Contact person:	Dorothy Wibabara	Tel:	+250 08 521 671
Location:	P.O. Box 6384 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:
		Email:	ansp+@altern.org
		Web:
What we do:

Protection and Care of Families Against HIV/AIDS (PACFA) Project
Contact person:		Tel:	+250 590 62048
Location:		Fax:	+250 511 620
		Email:	info@pacfa.rw
		Web:	www.pacfa.rw
What we do:	Prevention campaigns; family support - PMTCT; advocacy and resource mobilisation.

Population Services International - Rwanda
Contact person:		Tel:	+250 503 481 +250 503 482
Location:	B.P. 3040 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:	+250 503 478
		Email:	julia@psirwanda.org
		Web:
What we do:	Prevention campaigns, condom distribution, advocacy.

Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) Rwanda
Contact person:	Christine Kibiriti	Tel:	+250 501 303
Location:	B.P. 5196 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:	+250 501 303
		Email:	swaar@rwanda1.com
		Web:	www.swaainternational.org
What we do:

UN Theme Group on HIV/AIDS, Chair
Contact person:	Mme Bintou Keita, UNICEF	Tel:	+250 587 717 / 573 033
Location:	B.P. 381 Kigali, Rwanda	Mobile:	+250 08 302 570
		Fax:	+250 573 024
		Email:	bkeita@unicef.org
What we do:

UNAIDS Country Co-ordinator
Contact person:	Kekoura Kourouma	Tel:	+250 510 623
Location:	P.O. Box 445 Kigali, Rwanda	Fax:	+250 510 622
		Email:	Kekoura.kourouma@undp.org
		Web:
What we do:

Sources:

- The Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
- The World Bank
- World Health Organization
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Country Profiles
- United Nations Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 2005. “World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision.” New York.
- The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)

Treatment Map
Adult HIV Prevalence Rate (%):	3.1%
No. Of People living with HIV/AIDS:	190,000
No. Of HIV Testing & Counseling Sites:	223
No. Of People in need of ART:	51,047 (45,889 adults and 5,158 children)
No. Of People On ART (Oct. 2006):	28,933, 2578 of which are children
Regional breakdown—Kigali:	11,265; Eastern Province: 4,587; Western Province: 5,272; Northern Province: 3,552; Southern Province: 4,257
No. Of Sites Reportedly Distributing ART (Oct. 2006):	127
No. Of People on ART Public Sector: No. Of People on ART Private Sector:	n/a
No. Of People on ART in Non-Governmental Programmes:	ARVs are distributed in partnership with NGOs therefore no breakdown between public and NGO-based ARV distribution exists.
No. Of People Expected to be on ART (2006 End):	34,000 adults and 4,000 children
Front Line Drug Regimen (Dec. 2006):	stavudine or zidovuidine + lamivudine + nevirapine or efavirenz
*PMTCT Regimen (Dec. 2006):	For mothers not needing ARVs for their own health, zidovuidine (AZT) is prescribed from the 28th week of pregnancy until a week after labour, with an additional dose of nevirapine during labour. Plus 3TC for 7 days postpartum
Mothers who come in late, in the 34th week of pregnancy or later, receive triple therapy, according to national guidelines.
Mothers diagnosed during labour receive a single dose of nevirapine, with both AZT and 3TC prescribed for a week after labour.
Newborns receive a single dose of nevirapine at birth with AZT prescribed during their first month.

HIV/AIDS Fund Disbursements:
Total Funds Disbursed By The Global Fund as of Sept. 2006:	US$83,248,350
Total Funds Disbursed By The World Bank Multi-Country HIV/AIDS Programme (MAP) as of Sept. 2006:	US$30.5 million
Total Funds Disbursed By PEPFAR During 2005 Fiscal Year:	US$56,909,487

Sources:

Training and Research AIDS Centre (TRAC)

Indicators
Demographics (United Nations Population Fund):
Population:	9,038,000
Population aged 15-59:	4,751,000
Urban population:	1,968,000

Under 5 mortality per 1000 births:	190
Male life expectancy:	44 years
Female life expectancy:	47 years
Combined average life expectancy:	45.5 years
Combined average life expectancy 1975-1980:	45 years

Education (UNESCO, 2004):
Males with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths:
15% (2004 UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate)
Females with secondary education as percentage of secondary school-age youths:
14% (2004 UNESCO Institute for Statistics estimate)

Literacy rates (UNESCO, 2004):
Percentage of literate males aged 15 or older:	75.3 percent
Percentage of literate females aged 15 or older:	63.4 percent
Combined literacy rate for aged 15 or older:	69.2 percent

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